Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has urged the Da Nhim-Ham Thuan-Da Mi Hydropower Joint Stock Company (DHD) to accelerate investment and expand the scale of its Da Nhim plant.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has urged the Da Nhim-Ham Thuan-DaMi Hydropower Joint Stock Company (DHD) to accelerate investment andexpand the scale of its Da Nhim plant.
TheDeputy PM made the remark while attending a ceremony to present Da NhimHydropower plant with the Labour Order Class 2 in Hanoi on January15.
Hai asked the joint stock company to nicelymanage its hydropower plants, effectively participate in the competitiveelectric market, and raise the electricity supply per capita from thecurrent 1,400kWH per year to 8,000-10,000 kWh per year.
DHD was also asked to work alongside authorities in Lam Dong and BinhThuan provinces to strictly ensure the safety for the plants andlowland areas in all circumstances, particularly during the floodseason.
Started in 1961, Da Nhim HydropowerPlant is one of the first hydropower projects in Vietnam and aimed toexploit the huge hydropower potential of the Dong Nai River .
The plant has a total generating capacity of 160MW, but contributes a mere 1 billion kWh of electricity to the nationalpower grid every year.
According to DHD GeneralDirector Nguyen Trong Oanh, the project to expand Da Nhim plant has beenadded to the National Master Plant for Power Development in the 2011-2020 period.
In December 2013, the Japanese andVietnamese governments signed notes of exchange for officialdevelopment assistance for the project, which will increase its total DaNhim plant capacity to 240MW.
Last year, DHD’soutput totaled at over 2.9 billion kWh, 13.5 percent higher thanexpected output, while its turnover increased 29 percent.-VNA
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